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Cerebellar arteriovenous malformation presenting with recurrent positional vertigo

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This research was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1010017).

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  1. Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Emma C. Argaet, Allison S. Young, Andrew P. Bradshaw & Miriam S. Welgampola

  2. The Balance Clinic and Laboratory, 155 Missenden Rd Camperdown, Sydney, Australia

    Emma C. Argaet, Allison S. Young, Andrew P. Bradshaw & Miriam S. Welgampola

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Argaet, E.C., Young, A.S., Bradshaw, A.P. et al. Cerebellar arteriovenous malformation presenting with recurrent positional vertigo. J Neurol 266, 247–249 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-9103-5

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